Public Opinion Polls

Massive Switch In Latino Population Against Trump Seems To Be Occurring

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New Public Opinion Polls seem to indicate a massive switch in Latino-Hispanic Population against Donald Trump, as compared to 2024.

Democrats have, at present, a margin of 59-35 favorability among Latinos in support of their party controlly Congress in the latest poll.

In 2024, Trump won 46 percent of the vote against Kamala Harris with 54 percent.

Only 27 percent in the poll approve of Trump’s job performance, while only 20 percent approve of his handling of the economy.

Only 30 percent approve of his handling of the immigration issue, and 62 percent see the Republican Party negatively, and 48-27 they think the Democratic Party will do better on the economy than Republicans.

One out of four Latinos know someone deported or detained by ICE in the past two years.

By a margin of 60-39, Latino voters favor a Democratic candidate in their Congressional district over a Republican opponent.

And 56 percent think Donald Trump has done worse in his second term than in his first, and 70 percent believe his economic policies have led to higher prices for food and groceries.

With their being 36 million Latino voters, that is a major factor in why Democrats have, at present, a 9 point advantage.

Of course, a lot depends on Latinos actually going out and voting, instead of staying home.

Heavily Latino population in crucial states, such as Texas, Florida, Arizona, and California could lead to many Republicans losing their seats in the House of Representatives.

Latest Polling Shows Likely Democratic Majority In Both Houses Of Congress After Midterm Elections In November

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It is well recognized that public opinion polls often are off the mark, but recognizing that, recent polls indicate a likely Democratic majority in both houses of Congress after the Midterm Elections of 2026 occur on November 3.

The belief is that the Democratic Party will end up having a majority within the range of 225-232 seats, when 218 is the majority for control.

And in the Senate, the projection is that there will be a 6 seat gain, and a majority of 53 out of 100 Senate seats, the opposite of the present situation.

And this does not include the likelihood of Dan Osborn, an Independent, winning in Nebraska, and is not counted in the 53 vote margin, so in theory, there could be 54 seats if Osborn cooperates with Democrats, which seems more likely than him cooperating with Republicans.

And with the last jobs report showing only 29,000 jobs were created in September, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2 percent, it is likely that a “Blue Wave” is coming a month from tomorrow.

Republicans In Crisis Mode Regarding Midwest Farm States

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With less than five weeks until the Midterm Elections of 2026, the Republican Party is in crisis mode, as Midwest Farm states, many of them rural, usually strongly Republican, see public opinion polls that show that Democrats and Independents have a strong chance of taking over some Congressional seats and some Senate seats, and keeping some contested seats that seemed a possible loss until now.

These include:

Iowa–Democrat Josh Turek
Nebraska–Independent Dan Osborn
Kansas–Democrat Adam Hamilton
Ohio–Democrat Sherrod Brown
Michigan–staying Democratic with Abdul El-Sayed
Minnesota–staying Democratic with Peggy Flanagan
Illinois–staying Democratic with Juliana Stratton

The high inflation affecting all economic activity, including most notably Grocery Prices, Gasoline, Housing Costs, Medical Costs, and so much else are having a deleterious effect on Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

Additionally, the unpopular Iran War; High Protective Tariffs; the widespread outrage of ICE Raids and Mistreatment of immigrants, including many who have no criminal record, are also undermining support for Trump and his party.

The Midwest, with its large agricultural production, and the issue of Canadian relations with the states that do a lot of trade with our northern neighbor, are also causing many farmers and small businessmen to lose their livelihood. And food shortages are also a reality in the future, as some farmers are eliminating some of their produce, because they are losing markets.

The Rapid Rise Of Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff In Presidential Speculation For 2028!

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With the Midterm Congressional and Gubernatorial Elections of 2026 taking place about 100 days from now, speculation is growing on who will benefit from upcoming election races.

The person gaining the most attention, and experiencing the most rapid rise in public opinion polls, is Georgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, who is ahead in polls by 13 points over his Republican opponent, Congressman Mike Collins.

Ossoff is the youngest Senator elected since 1980, being 33 when taking the oath of office in 2021, and still under the age of 40 when election time comes in November.

Were he to be elected President in 2028 and took the oath of office on January 20, 2029, he would enter the White House at 41 years and 11 months of age, making him the youngest President by more than a year younger than Theodore Roosevelt who was just short of age 43, and more than a year and nine months younger than John F. Kennedy, the youngest elected President, who was age 43 and almost 8 months of age upon taking the oath.

Of course, Ossoff denies any plan to run for President, but that is par for the course when one is running for reelection, but once that election is over, it seems likely he will announce for President.

Ossoff has drawn attention with his sharp questioning of Trump Administration officials, particularly on the Iran War, but also on the inflationary economy it has caused, as well as the widespread corruption of the Trump White House.

Ossoff is likely to be one of a number of Jewish Presidential contenders in 2028, which if it led to one of them being elected to the Presidency, would make for the first Jewish President.

Donald Trump Threats Against Free And Fair Elections Must Be Vigorously Resisted!

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Donald Trump gave a speech from the Oval Office on Thursday evening, full of delusion and lies, regarding his false claims about the Presidential Election of 2020, which he lost massively to Joe Biden.

But he set the stage for the Department of Homeland Security, under MarkWayne Mullin, to threaten interference in the promotion of free and fair elections in November, 2026, as he well knows that his Republican Party is is dire straits in public opinion polls, and in fund raising in many Congressional races, particularly for the US Senate.

Trump also threatened to take away the licenses of ABC and NBC for refusing to cover live the propaganda speech he was engaging in, an attack on the news media.

Trump’s henchmen, including Mullin; Brendan Carr of the Federal Communications Commission; Russell Vought of the Office of Management and Budget; Kevin Roberts, the head of the Heritage Foundation and author of “Project 2025”; and Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff For Policy and Homeland Security Adviser—are determined to undermine American democracy and free elections, and the battle against these authoritarian forces must be waged!

Major Political Split Emerging Regarding US-Israel War On Iran

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The decision of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu to wage war on Iran is causing a major political split.

The fact that Trump and his Cabinet did not consult with Congress up front and ask for backing through the War Powers Act of 1973;

that Trump has lied about the so called “imminent” threat Iran presented to American national security;

that Trump and his Cabinet chose not to be interviewed by news media this weekend after the first day of military action;

that Trump has totally reversed his former stand against getting involved in military interventions as a critic of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars in the past;

that anger is rising among the general public, as early polls show only 25 percent of those polled support the intervention;

that Trump seemed not to have much empathy about the loss of life of military personnel, when he personally avoided military service by claiming “bone spurs”;

all this and more is creating a major political crisis that is unlikely to go away anytime soon, and the prospect of greatly increased oil prices as a result of the widening Middle East War, with other nations in the area being drawn into it, adds to the complicated crisis.

Already, within his party, Trump has angered Kentucky Senator Rand Paul; Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie; former Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene who was a MAGA supporter, and also, commentator Tucker Carlson, and this is just the beginning, in less than 48 hours after the war has begun.

At the same time, while most Democrats are opposed to the war, some are supportive, causing a split in that political party as well, including

Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
Congressman Jared Moskowitz of Florida
Congressman Tom Suozzi of New York
Congressman Greg Landsman of Ohio
Congressman Henry Cuellar of Texas

The fact that some Democrats are supportive of the war means when and if a War Powers Resolution comes up for a vote, it could undermine the ability to gain a majority of support for such action.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made clear on Monday morning, the third day of the war, that there would be no holding back on the war effort, creating a likely constitutional crisis as Donald Trump and company pursue their goals in league with Israel, despite the fact that diplomacy was in process, and had not been given a full chance to work.

So the image of Donald Trump, “The Dove”, which caused many MAGA Republicans in the voting population to support him in 2024, is in tatters.

A major political division is likely to grow wider as the war continues, without any assurance of avoiding disarray in an area of the world notable for instability.

That only complicates the issue of what will happen politically in the Midterm Elections of 2026 and the Presidential Election of 2028.

And the announcement by Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom that the British government is not in support of the war, and believe in a negotiated settlement, is a stunning blow to the mission pursued by Trump and Netanyahu. It is highly unusual, that our closest ally in Europe would come out openly in the House of Commons and criticize and refuse support of the war effort.

Donald Trump has made clear in his press conference that there is the possibility of ground troops being sent into combat in the Middle East if that is seen as necessary.

So it seems potentially possible that America could be engaging in what will become a major long term conflict, similar to what occurred in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq, further dividing and complicating American politics in the near term and long term!

Texas Senate Primary On March 3 A Crucial Moment For Both Political Parties

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What may be the most crucial Senate race of all in 2026 is the Texas race, where Republican Senator John Cornyn is being seriously challenged by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and African American Congressman Wesley Hunt; and where Democratic African American Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is being challenged by Texas State Representative James Talarico, with the upcoming primary to be on March 3, less than a month from today, and if a runoff is needed, on May 26.

Cornyn has been in the Senate since 2002, and is now 74 years old, and has held leadership positions in the Senate, including Senate Republican Whip from 2013-2019. Not considered “Conservative Enough”, he is facing a tough intraparty battle with Ken Paxton, embattled and hardline MAGA conservative often praised by President Donald Trump, although so far, Trump has remained neutral in this intraparty battle.

Paxton has been shown to be corrupt in his dealings and rhetoric, and was impeached by the Texas House Republicans, although found not guilty by the Texas Senate Republicans. He is considered highly corrupt and outrageous in utterances, and also was revealed to be cheating on his wife, who now has filed for divorce.

Congressman Wesley Hunt, 20 years younger than Paxton, and thirty years younger than Cornyn, is a “wild card” in the primary race. A military veteran who graduated from West Point (the US Military Academy), and remained in the military for eight years, he would represent a modernization of the Republican Party in Texas, and could help decide whether Cornyn or Paxton win the nomination, and with an outside chance with three candidates, that he could pull off an upset. If no candidate gains a majority in the primary, there will be a runoff.

A major “revolution” in Texas Republican politics would be if, somehow, Hunt could win over both Cornyn and Paxton, and even more so, if he faced Jasmine Crockett, making for two young African American politicians with vastly different viewpoints as the finalists in the Senate race. However, if Texas State Representative James Talarico, who is only 36, was to run against Hunt, that would also be a major “revolution” in Texas politics.

The “youth” movement would be served by Hunt and Crockett, both born in 1981, and Talarico, born in 1989, rather than the old, stodgy leadership of Cornyn, or the corrupt leadership of Paxton.

The thought at the moment is that if Paxton wins the Republican nomination, it would make it easier for Crockett or Talarico to win the Senate seat, while if Cornyn won the nomination, he would have an edge over either of them.

But Talarico has done well in public opinion polls, and could be the most exciting Senate candidate of the 2026 Senate cycle, if he can triumph over Crockett.

If either Crockett or Talarico can win the Senate race, it would be a sign of a likely takeover of the Senate majority by the Democratic party.

Chinks In The Armor Of Trump Land: Suzie Wiles Revelations, And More Damage Escalating!

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After taking a day off from commentary to celebrate my birthday, back to the horrors of the Trump Presidency, and its impact on the nation and the world!

A shocking series of interviews over a year between Donald Trump’s White House Chief of Staff, Suzie Wiles, and journalist Chris Whipple, reveals just how unstable Donald Trump is, and how his close advisers are also to be seen as dangerous to American domestic and foreign policy. Wiles tells us that Trump is “like an alcoholic” in behavior, even though Trump does not drink! Think about what that is saying about the man who has control of nuclear weapons!

This was followed by a lunatic speech by Donald Trump last night, full of lies and mistruths, truly a sign that Trump lives in his own reality, blaming everything on Joe Biden, and claiming the economy is in great shape, when all indications are just the opposite. He was yelling at the American people in his fast talking speech, blaming them for not believing what he says, according to public opinion polls.

And then, Trump has added nasty comments to portraits of the Presidents in the White House, focusing on Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and BIll Clinton, and has just had the personally selected Kennedy Center board rename it the Trump-Kennedy Center!

All these situations are further proof that the nation and the world are in great danger as long as bombastic narcissist Donald Trump sits in the White House, making lunatic statements, and being encouraged by his evil advisers, who do what they want, and he goes along, mostly out of ignorance and malice!

Gallup Poll Shows Donald Trump Lowest Public Opinion Rating Twice Of Any Of Last Seven Presidents Since Ronald Reagan

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THe Gallup Polls, considered the most reliable of all public opinion polls historically, demonstrate that after nine months in office twice, Donald Trump has the lowest public opinion ratings of any of the last seven Presidents, going back to Ronald Reagan 45 years ago.

George W. Bush had the highest rating at 88 percent, occurring one month after the September 11 attacks in 2001.

His father, George H. W. Bush, had a rating of 68 percent in 1989.

Ronald Reagan had a rating of 55 percent in 1981, coming months after the attempted assassination in March of that year.

Barack Obama had a rating of 53 percent in 2009.

Bill Clinton had a rating of 48 percent in 1993.

Joe Biden had a rating of 42 percent in 2021.

Trump in his second term has a rating of 41 percent in 2025, and in his first term, he had an even lower rating of 37 percent.

With the growing lack of popularity of Trump’s domestic and foreign policies, it seems highly likely that Trump’s ratings will fall to an all time low for any President as time marches on!

With Pending Government Shutdown, Trump And His Extremist Supporters Are Becoming More Of A Threat Exponentially! :(

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With the growing likelihood of a government shutdown looming on Tuesday evening, September 30, there is a growing threat exponentially of Donald Trump and his supporters becoming an ever greater threat to all Americans.

Such individuals as Stephen Miller and Thomas Homan on immigration; Russell Vought on the budget; Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard on defense and national security; Kash Patel on intelligence gathering; and Pam Bondi on legal and justice matters, are a growing nightmare that could lead to major disasters in so many ways.

But this is not the time to concede, give up, lose faith,as that will only embolden the authoritarian bent of the Trump Presidency.

It is a reality that a minority of Americans, maybe 35-40 percent are ignoring or supporting what has been happening over the last eight months, but history tells us that Donald Trump will continue to lose public support as the months go by!